The organisms farthest from the base of an evolutionary tree are
A) unrelated to the organisms separated by one or more branch points.
B) less primitive than the organisms lower on the tree.
C) those that have evolved most recently.
D) chronologically older than the organisms lower on the tree.

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The organisms farthest from the base of an evolutionary tree are those that have evolved most recently, as the tree represents the evolutionary relationships and divergence over time.

The Organisms Farthest from the Base of an Evolutionary Tree